Khosrow Fatemi presently serves as the Dean of the SDSU East Campus in Imperial Valley, California. He has agreed to serve as the Principal Investigator of this dissemination effort and as such is responsible for providing the in-kind resources from his campus and for the oversight of the budget. Dr. Fatemi holds both an MA and Ph.D. degrees in business management and international relations respectively from the University of Southern California. He came to us from the Texas A & M University where he was Dean of the College of Business Administration and the Graduate School of International Trade and Business Administration. Dr. Fatemi is the author of numerous articles in refereed journals and in trade and business magazines. He has held academic appointments at the professorial level. He is the highest-ranking academic educational leader in Imperial Valley and as such has the full authority to carry out this program.

The Principal Investigator (In-Kind @ 10%) is responsible for the overall success of the program. All program staff report to the Principal Investigator. He is fiscally responsible for the disbursement of all funds in a timely and allowable manner. He will make available space and equipment resources available to house staff based on the SDSU East Campus site.

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Imperial Valley Campus
San Diego State Univesity
720 Heber Avenue
Calexico, CA 92231-2480

Phone: (760) 768-5500
FAX: (760) 768-5568
E-mail: fatemi@mail.sdsu.edu

Rosa Moreno –Co-Program Director for the SDSU Imperial Valley Campus. Ms. Moreno is completing her Masters Project at Holy Names College and holds a B.A. from California State University, Northridge. She is presently the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the East Campus of SDSU in the Imperial Valley. In that position she is the ideal person to oversee the day-to-day activities for the implementation of the Imperial Valley Dissemination Program. Rosa has a rich and varied background in student services at institutions of higher education in southern California. Her previous position was as Assistant Academic Affairs Dean at Holy Names College where she coordinated services for students with disabilities. Before that she was the Director and Founder of multicultural services at California Lutheran College in Thousand Oaks, California. She has served as a counselor at the Talent Search Program at California State University, Bakersfield.

The Co-Program Director (10% program year) from SDSU East Campus is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the program. She will supervise the Program Coordinator, the Clerical Assistant, the Instructional Designer, and the Fiscal Specialist.

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Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
San Diego State University
Imperial Valley Campus
720 Heber Avenue
Calexico, CA 92231

Phone: (760) 768-5598
FAX: (760) 768-5589
E-mail: rlmoreno@mail.sdsu.edu

Rosalie Lopez will serve the TRIO Dissemination Program as a Co-Program Director. She will represent the IVC. Ms. Lopez has been the Director of Upward Bound at IVC since 1983. She will represent the IVC. Ms. Lopez is the current Program Director of the Upward Bound Program at IVC. She is fully credentialed to be an administrator, counselor, and an instructor in the state of California. Ms. Lopez holds an M.A. in Counseling from the University of San Diego. She presently is working on an Ed.s. in Education Specialist from Northern Arizona University. She is effective in personnel management and has the ability to work with a variety of professional educators, members of local agencies and advisory committees. She possesses effective assessment and testing skills and has excellent experience in Upward Bound management. She was recognized with the Steve Holman Award for exemplary service and for dedication to the disadvantaged youth of this country. This prestigious award was made at the WESTOP conference and is an honor given by her peers. Ms. Lopez will contribute IVC’s Upward Bound Evaluation and Monitoring plan to the dissemination effort.

The Co-Program Director (10% academic year) assists the Director in ensuring that lines of communication remain open among all partners. The Co-Program Director enriches the vision of the program and is primarily responsible for the dissemination of the evaluation, and academic record keeping parts of the program.

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Imperial Valley College
P.O. Box 158
Imperial, CA 92251

Phone: (760) 355-6256
E-mail: rosalie.lopez@imperial.edu